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One woman saw the incident as she was walking her children home from school

I was walking home from school and saw maybe four or five police cars and the helicopter overhead. I saw the dog units too but don’t know what happened. There was lots of kids out at the time too.

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Police and dog units swarm Maldon hunting for man

A spokesperson from Essex Police said:

Officers are currently looking for a male who fled on foot from the scene of a pursuit in Maldon this afternoon. The male was last seen in the Fitches Crescent/Mill Road area and is thought to have jumped into several gardens.